Snails can have a devastating effect on your garden but there are ways without using toxic chemicals to get your snail problem under control. You can use pick snails off by hand and throw them away, you can put out iron phosphate based bait, or you can put a bowl of beer out which they will be drawn to and away from your garden.

Julie Chai, associate garden editor of Sunset magazine, gives the lowdown on how to keep snails out of your garden, and away from your food